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Conservation Scientist Salary in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York

The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of conservation scientists in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Conservation Scientists in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$47,970
25th Percentile Wage	$64,020
50th Percentile Wage	$86,170
75th Percentile Wage	$96,520
90th Percentile Wage	$101,890

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,970.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of conservation scientists from 2012 to 2020.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	8-Year Growth
2020	$86,170	3.47%	33.52%
2019	$83,180	6.47%	-
2018	$77,800	4.55%	-
2017	$74,260	5.36%	-
2014	$70,280	18.48%	-
2012	$57,290	-	-

Table 2. Compare Conservation Scientist Salary in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $86,170, Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for conservation scientists in state of New York, following the highest paying city Nassau-Suffolk (median annual salary of $93,690). Compared with Nassau-Suffolk, the median annual salary of conservation scientists in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Nassau-Suffolk	$93,690
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$86,170
New York-White Plains-Wayne	$72,670
Syracuse	$72,150
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown	$70,520
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	$68,660
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$61,250
Central New York nonmetropolitan area	$58,960
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$57,330
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$57,050
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	$51,930
Rochester	$39,020